November 23rd, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Gossip Girl, ITV2
Olivia says something she regrets during an appearance on a talk show with host Jimmy Fallon (guest starring as himself) and tries to keep Dan from finding out.
November 23rd, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, BBC-Two
Alan Yentob accompanies Dame Shirley Bassey from rehearsals to recording studios during the making of her latest album in London and Dublin, in tonight’s episode of Imagine.
Dame Shirley has seen five decades as a recording artist, a triumphant Glastonbury appearance and a major illness. Now, some of the best contemporary British songwriters have interpreted her life through song for a new album. The songs frame and explore the myth of Dame Shirley, the girl from Tiger Bay, and come from artists including Gary Barlow, The Pet Shop Boys, Manic Street Preachers and Rufus Wainwright, along with famous Bond composer John Barry and lyricist Don Black.
The “enfants terribles”, the YBAs (Young British Artists), created scandal in the Nineties with their provocative, headline-grabbing works. So, must artists simply find a way to shock in order to make a name for themselves today? What direction is contemporary art heading in as the end of the Noughties approaches, and where is the new talent who will shape the art world for the next decade?
Shaun The Sheep and his faithful flock are trotting back to CBBC for a new series of farmyard frolics.
Made by the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations, using stop-motion animation, Shaun The Sheep made his international showbiz debut in the Wallace And Gromit’s feature film, A Close Shave.
Peter Kay has reportedly agreed to present the 30th Brit Awards in 2010.
“Peter was the clear first choice,” a source told The Sun. “And everything has now been agreed. It’s a special Brits because it’s the 30th anniversary so we needed a big name.
Confucius say, “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” No, this isn’t a review of last night’s appearance on the X Factor by Susan Boyle – I’m sorry but the woman gets on my nerves – but it was one of the opening lines of Ugly Beauty on BBC2.
The gist of the programme was the question of whether modern art’s beautiful or not. Why would anyone ask? Well, I don’t know, and frankly, being something of a philistine, I don’t care.
To say this programme was boring would be analogous to saying Herod wasn’t the best babysitter in the world. Within minutes, I’d lost the will to live and by the end, was seriously considering nipping out to the garage to see if we had any hanging rope. Read more & comment »
The Osbourne family as a whole make for fascinating TV; I love them, all of them, so watching them driving up big rocks in jeeps, experiencing zero gravity and dogsledding should’ve been fun, but I was left feeling a tad jealous and somehow, robbed.
To address the former statement, it’s not that I’m any sort of adrenalin junkie – far from it; I’m so sedate I barely move – but I’d love to experience weightlessness. And though it was mildly amusing to watch Ozzy floating around and remarking, “I’ve been high before, but never like this” that was pretty much the high point of the entire programme.
And the latter point I made about feeling ‘robbed’ was that it was time spent watching the show that I’ll never get back. I’m not sure there was a great deal of point to the whole shebang actually and I felt it went on rather too long. Read more & comment »
November 23rd, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Channel-4
The Coming of Age: Life Begins at 60 series continues as architect George Clarke takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, seeking to transform the tired, neglected Abbeyfield residential care home into a beautiful place worthy of its 12 charming occupants. Aged between 78 and 94, Abbeyfield’s residents are very much alive and kicking, and would love a living space that reflects their verve for life; rather than the drab and dreary interiors they are used to. Can George Clarke create a home that captures the spirit of this eclectic group of people, while remaining practical and functional?
Though the weather may be horribly dreary, at least we’ve got telly to keep us entertained on these long winter nights, so without further ado, here’s what we recommend you take a look at next week… Read more & comment »
A year ago a BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Dispatches told the story of how children in Africa’s Niger Delta were being denounced by Christian pastors as witches and wizards and then killed, tortured or abandoned by their own families. The film forced the Nigerian authorities and the UN to act. Now Dispatches reveals what happened to some of the children and church leaders who originally featured, and discovers that even now children as young as two are still being stigmatised as witches and treated as outcasts.
As ever, Unreported World brought us a story that defied belief in this – supposedly – enlightened age where human rights and equality should be a given.
They are not, and Aidan Hartley, who looks more like he should be presenting University Challenge or something similarly gentle, ventured yet again into a largely ignored corner of the world where thousands are living in the worst kinds of squalor, poverty, and are treated no better than cattle.
And what makes it infinitely worse is that it’s these peoples own government employees who are responsible for using them as currency. In the same way other governments might trade in bullion, in Malaysia, humans are a saleable commodity. Read more & comment »
Ever since Barbara Windsor announced that she would be leaving Eastenders, the nation has wondered if the Beeb will take the leap and kill off Peggy Micthell. However sources close to Windsor have suggested that Barbara intends to return to the show at a later date and has asked producers to consider this when writing her exit plot.
A source close to the star told The Sun: “Barbara has such a fondness for Peggy that she genuinely wants to play her again.
“She doesn’t want the character killed off. Producers understand that.”
The Coming of Age: Life Begins at 60 is a week of programming from Channel 4 dedicated to the over-60s, which bids to challenge some of the preconceptions and stereotypes surrounding the lives of older people. Tonight the Embarrassing Bodies team turn their expert attentions to the embarrassing ailments, illnesses and conditions that affect us as we age: from cancer scares and incontinence to bunions and loss of hearing. The doctors explore revolutionary new treatments for varicose veins, showcase a new invisible hearing aid, and explain keyhole surgery procedures for prostate cancer treatment.
Sunday 22 November 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4
On Monday at 7:30pm, having handed baby Liam over to Helen, Maria’s convinced herself that she’s not fit to be a mother. She’s a broken woman and can’t forgive herself for inviting a murderer into her home. Desperate to help, the Connors suggest that she should move to Ireland with them.
At first, Maria refuses, but when Audrey urges her to pull herself together for Liam’s sake, she agrees. Helen’s relieved as Maria takes baby Liam in her arms, but their relief is short-lived when a surprise visitor turns up; it’s Carla! Read more & comment »
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